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I would walk away. It’s very possible to do a 5 stage on an unbacked or young horse. I would expect a 5yo to be absolutely fine with a...

I know how you feel. I have one like yours. I expect some would put her down but I know that once spring comes, she'll be happy and stop...

I agree about usefulness of lunging on a hard surface. I think lunged briefly on a hard surface will not do the horse any harm and it's...

That sounds absolutely awful. Could you get some hoofboots for the one with abscesses perhaps? Or is the mud too deep for boots? I have...

Finally had someone to video giant ginger, I haven't seen what he's looked like since September! Since then he's had 10 weeks off with...

Ask which bits of the 5 stage seller thinks are not suitable? If it's just the getting the horse puffed in a fast canter, then I'd be...

Apaprantly wrong tree shape :(

I have superb hacking from the field where I keep young horses so over the last year I’ve been musing over getting a safe but fun, low...

An istrument of torture? 😔

My mare has bilateral front lameness due to navicular changes and can be sore/tight in shoulders

Ah, if you’d described a horse as being very, very Welsh then I’d know exactly what you meant 😁. Spicey = Horse in pain being ridden by...

Good news,made me happy this morning xx.

Agreed about PTS. If I didn't have the experience of last spring and summer when she became a lot more chilled once the grass was...

Thanks for asking. The changes I've made to her management seem to be working. She's happier spending most of her time in the field next...

I had such a shock at how time automatically slowed down when I did anything with my horse. Many times I would get home, and my DH...